| HITASNAG | Encounter a problem against husband at work (3,1,4) |
| HITA | ___ snag (encounter a problem): 2 wds. |
| HONEST | Husband at work in Paris is free of deceit (6) |
| BIGAMOUS | Having more than one wife or husband at a time (8) |
| MONOGAMY | The custom of having only one wife or husband at a time (8) |
| MEETABOY | Secretly, yob ate empanada and came back to encounter a young lad (4,1,3) |
| POLYGAMY | What is the practice of having more than one wife or husband at the same time? (8) |
| BRUSH | A besom; a brief encounter; a fox's tail; a graze; or, a thicket (5) |
| DOWRY | Property a woman brings to a husband at marriage |
| COMBAT | Encounter a doctor in a coat (6) |
| GOTHA | Acquired husband at a city in Thuringia |
| WHEEDLE | Coax husband at last into circle with relative at the end (7) |
| STARE | Keeping an eye out: If you encounter a fox pooping away from his pack, he will ___ directly at you until he's done |
| PRIVATELIVES | Early parts of play: rA'les include Victor, Amanda; they encounter a lucklessly, in vacation a Elyot, Sibyl! (7,5) |
| COBRA | British company first to encounter a slippery character (5) |
| INCUR | Encounter a trendy dog (5) |
| RUNACROSS | By chance encounter a rhyme for this |
| UNHITCH | Peace-keepers encounter a snag, resulting in divorce? |
| ALIEN | In Montreal I encounter a stranger (5) |
| TEEM | Encounter a setback as it will pour with rain (4) |
